| serological evidence of infection of dogs and man in nigeria by lyssaviruses (family rhabdoviridae). | a survey was conducted for serum neutralizing antibodies against 3 members of the lyssavirus group (rabies, lagos bat and mokola viruses) in nigerian dogs and humans. of 463 unvaccinated dogs sampled, 142 (30.7%) had antibodies against rabies; 39.2% of the stray dogs were positive. of 241 dogs tested, 17.4% had antibodies against mokola virus and 5.8% against lagos bat virus. 28.6% of human samples tested had antibodies against rabies and, of 158 human samples tested, 12 (7.5%) had antibodies ag ... | 1990 | 2096520 |
| detection of mokola virus neutralising antibodies in nigerian dogs. | five hundred healthy nigerian dogs were randomly selected and bled for serological detection of antibodies to lyssa-viruses, including mokola, lagos bat and duvenhage viruses. the canine sera were screened for virus neutralising antibodies by a modification of the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition technique. three serum samples were seropositive to mokola virus but all were negative to lagos bat and duvenhage viruses. the three seropositive mokola samples were also negative for rabies virus neu ... | 1990 | 2333438 |
| evidence of lagos bat virus circulation among nigerian fruit bats. | during lyssavirus surveillance, 350 brains from four species of fruit bats and one species of insectivorous bat were collected from seven locations in northern nigeria during may to october, 2006. lyssavirus antigen was not detected in the brains, and isolation attempts in mice were unsuccessful. however, serologic tests demonstrated the presence of lyssavirus-neutralizing antibodies in bat sera. of 140 sera tested, 27 (19%) neutralized lagos bat virus, and two of these additionally neutralized ... | 2010 | 20090042 |